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Well, my first bike was a 250R when I was in high school. Moved to a 600RR after that. Sold said RR and planning on buying an XBS9 sometime before summer's over (I hope)

It all depends on you. Your ability to ride a clutch, how aggressive/defensive of a driver you can be. Your physical (and mental) abilities then just getting tons of practice driving time in.

The State of Ohio offers Motorcyle education courses (while their not the best) its certainly a place to start, I'm pretty sure they were on Saturdays.
 
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Most people are a little impatient when getting a street bike. I know I wanted a 600 supersport to start off but I'm glad that I didn't go that route. Taking the license exam on a sport bike is much more difficult not to mention they're pretty uncomfortable after 15 minutes of riding. Personally, I think the SV650 is perfect because it's pretty civil around town but does have enough pep to keep experienced riders entertained. Hope that helps.
 
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this might be a good place to start, but it would cost you a truck that looks like a dog. good gas mileage though.

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First of all....take the motorcycle safety course. Many places provide smaller cc bikes to learn safety and how to.

I would suggest getting something big enough but not too big to start.

My first bike was a Honda 350 cc way back when and at that time it was considered a good learner.

Once the bug hits, my fave for comfort and handling is something in the BMW line. I like the 65 and 75 in the BMW line. There are bigger bikes but not many I consider better.

If you really get the itch then, a Victory, Indian or Harley may be the ticket.

Wear your helmet and perhaps invest in riding leathers.

Stay Safe!
 
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Yes don't buy new!

Get a medium sized honda/yamaha/kawasaki cruiser to learn on for a summer. Also you should be able to resale a bike like that for roughly what you had in it the next spring for a down payment on something you really want.

I made the mistake of buying new only to want to upgrade the next year but was upside down in the bike I had.

If you're looking for a sport bike, Definitely buy used. They lose to much value right away. You can get the same bike a year old for 4k less.
 
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What S&C said. Used bikes. Beginners no matter how savvy will eventually spill a bike. If you go sport, replacing plastic fairings is a pain in the ass and can cost some decent coin.

I love me some Honda rides though. The two I had never gave any issues and those were just road. My CR 125 and the little XL 75 I had (still runs) gave me very little headaches.
 
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Any suggestions for a cycle for a true beginner?
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Depends on a lot of things. A Honda Rebal is small, reletively low powered, and very cheap. Most metric companies have some version of that. They might be good to learn on, but quite frankley they suck. My honest to god suggestion is to take a MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) class that provides your bike. They cost around $200-$300. You can complete it in a weekend. Your local Harley Shop might offer what they call a Rider's Edge class which is a MSF class but a bit better and slightly more expensive. From what I hear though it would be worth it for a true beginner. Take the class and then decide. Another plus for taking the class is that in many states it satisfies the driving portion of the driver's lisence test. I know people who's first bike was a new Harley big twin and they were just fine. If you're more interested in a sport bike I can't really help you as far as make and models, but I will say that you can usually pick up a used smaller CC bike pretty cheap since sport bike people tend to change bikes fairly often. But like I said class first, bike second. I can't emphasize that enough. It is worth every penny you spend on it. Be safe and have fun, motorcyles are great!
 
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